Jakub Józef Orliński (photo Laurent Humbert)

If music...

Jakub Józef Orliński + Michał Biel

Wed 3 Jun 2026 20:15 - 22:05

early

Wed 3 Jun 2026

20:15 - 22:05

Wed 3 Jun 2026

20:15 - 22:05

Interval 21:00

Grote Zaal

Past event

Program

19.30 / Grote Zaal / Support
Milan de Korte tenor & Alexandre Lutz García piano
Songs by Frank Bridge, Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms

20.15 / Grote Zaal / Main program
Songs and arias by Henry Purcell, Georg Friedrich Handel, Tadeusz Baird and Mieczysław Karłowicz

Credits

Jakub Józef Orliński countertenor
Michał Biel piano

Expressive arias and intimate songs by Purcell and Handel

While it’s interesting trivia that the Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński is a talented breakdancer and sought-after model, it is his ‘supple, glowing voice’ (as Gramophone put it) that has truly propelled his rise to fame in recent years. His debut in the Great Singers series, alongside his fellow countryman Michał Biel, will showcase expressive arias and intimate songs by Purcell and Handel. ‘Orliński and Biel make vibrant and exciting music, but they make great art from it, too’, in the words of OperaToday.

In this programme, Orliński combines a selection from his most recent album If music… with songs by two Polish composers, Mieczysław Karłowicz and Tadeusz Baird. In doing so, he links the intimate baroque sound world of Purcell and Handel with Polish late‑romantic and twentieth‑century expression, forging a personal bridge between repertoire and heritage.

This programme has been changed. Ticketholders will be informed.

Programme booklet (Dutch)

Part of

Great Singers 25/26

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